Tour de France scandals

French Tour de France winner Roger Lapebie crossing the railway during the scandalous edition of Tour de France in 1937

The most scandalous Tour de France ever

by PelotonTales
18 December 202226 June 2023

The first Tour de France without Henri Desgrange in charge since the creation of the event in 1903 didn’t go down well in the history… Read More »The most scandalous Tour de France ever

French cyclist and 2nd in overall, Paul Duboc at a checkpoint at Tour de France 1911

Faces from the peloton: Paul Duboc (1884-1941)

by PelotonTales
23 November 202215 December 2022

The cyclist, who is mostly remembered by being poisoned at the Tour de France in 1911. Paul Duboc (1884-1941) competed as a professional rider between… Read More »Faces from the peloton: Paul Duboc (1884-1941)